handlebar

[han-dl-bahr]

noun

1. Usually handlebars.

   1. the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands.

   2. handlebar moustache.

2. a bar or rod, usually of metal and having a handle at one end, used for handling, guiding, or maneuvering some object.

Word History and Origins

Origin of handlebar¹

First recorded in 1885–90; handle + bar ¹

Example Sentences

“What a curious invention,” Penelope thought as she turned the handlebars this way and that, just to get the feel of it.

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“Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns: These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power,” he said.

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He appeared to lift both hands off the handlebars as he pulled the slide back on a gun.

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Helicopter footage shows the suspect colliding with a black sedan while traveling at 70 mph, soaring over the handlebars and landing on his back.

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Helicopter footage shows the man slamming into a black sedan while traveling 70 miles per hour, soaring over the handlebars and landing on his back.

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